Piper PA-28R-200 N32613
14 April 1986 · Camp Springs, Maryland, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 14 April 1986 at about 23:13 local time, a Piper PA-28R-200 registered N32613, operated by Andrews Aero Club, was involved in an accident near Camp Springs, Maryland, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:13
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Camp Springs, Maryland, United States
- Nearest airport
- Andrews Afb (ADW)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28R-200
- Registration
- N32613
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Andrews Aero Club
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Annapolis → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- BFO86FA023
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DURING A FLT TO PREPARE THE STUDENT FOR A CFI CHECK RIDE, BOTH THE STUDENT AND THE CFI COULD NOT OBTAIN A GREEN LIGHT CONFIRMING THE NOSE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO ASSURE IT WAS DOWN AND LOCKED THE ACFT WAS LANDED AT ANDREWS AFB. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING AND THE ACFT SLID OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY. EXAMINATION REVEALED A SKEWED WEAR PATTERN DEEP WITHIN THE SLOT OF THE NOSE GEAR ALIGNER GUIDE. THE ENTIRE SLOT WAS FOUND TWISTED IN A DIRECTION CONSISTENT WITH DEFORMATION AT ITS UPPER END OF ONE OF THE GUIDE WALLS. THE EXTERIOR SURFACE OF THE SLOT WALL WHICH CONTAINED THE DEFORMATION AT ITS UPPER END REVEALED MARKS CONSISTENT WITH SHORT TERM CONTACT WITH THE ALIGNMENT BUSHING WHICH NORMALLY RIDES WITHIN THE SLOT. IF THE BUSHING DID NOT ALIGN WITH ITS GUIDE DURING RETRACTION AND BENT ONE OF THE GUIDE WALLS IT MAY CAUSE THE GEAR TO FAIL TO FULLY EXTEND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28R accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jul 1986 | Piper PA-28R-201 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 1986 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Afton, Oklahoma, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Jan 1986 | Piper PA-28R-180 | Olathe, Kansas, United States | Wayne A. Stull | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jan 1986 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Sterling, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1986 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Royal City, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1986 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Montpelier Sta., Virginia, United States | Charlottesville Aero Club | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 26 May 1986 | Bellanca 17-30A | Riverdale, Maryland, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
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